CQUniversity Unit Profile.

You will participate in 4 quizzes about OHS relating to your investigation activities at the Crash Lab in Bundaberg. The questions will include areas such as:

• Australian standards
• Hazards
• Policies and procedures
• Control measures
  

A word limit of maximum 300 words applies to each of the 4 answers and referencing is required.

This assessment task is worth 20% of the total marks for this unit.

You will submit your answers in the Online Quiz Discussion Forum in Moodle.

The detailed assessment criteria for each part will be provided and explained during the term. In summary, students will be assessed on their demonstration of:

• Technical knowledge and application of the steps of the risk management process
• Application of the risk management process to the Crash Lab environment
• Written expression
• Referencing

A detailed marking rubric will be available in Moodle at the commencement of term.

Part A: Preparedness (6%)

This assessment is designed to ensure that you are well prepared for your practicum at the crash lab. This assessment requires you to undertake a series of activities that will help you maximise your preparedness to be successful.

In order to achieve this you will need to:

• Review relevant literature (textbooks, websites, etc) to identify suitable literature, document templates and tools to support your investigation activities at the crash lab.
• Review the feedback you received for your workbook assessment tasks in AINV11003 Introduction to Investigative Methods.
• Review your learning from all previous AINV courses.
• Participate in the course lectures, or watch the recordings in Moodle, each week in the lead up to the residential school (Students in previous years have found this to be invaluable).
• Prepare your crash kit, including all document templates and copies, to bring to the residential school. The minimum requirements for your crash kit will be discussed during the lectures and in Moodle. Your crash kit will be assessed on the first day of the residential school.
• Complete a risk assessment of the hazards, risks and issues you might expect to encounter at the crash lab. As a minimum, you should assess the hazards you might expect to encounter at a two car collision on a suburban road.  NOTE: The risk assessment  needs to be submitted 1 week prior to the first day of the residential school.

Part B: Scene Management and Collection (18%)

During the residential school activities you will be working in teams. Each student will have the opportunity to collect and document physical evidence, take photographs of an accident scene, map an accident scene, interview witnesses and lead an investigation team.

You will update and add to their portfolios during the scheduled activities in the Crash Lab. These will include:

• Contemporaneous notes
• Accident scene sketches
• Evidence and photograph logs
• Continuity Records
• Photographs of the scene
• Witness statements
• Construction of a basic event tree

Before the end of the residential school, your portfolios will be assessed so that you can demonstrate your understanding of the material you have collected. Your professionalism, team leadership, team participation and witness interview technique will also be assessed during the activities at the residential school.

Note: You will be required to share your portfolio items you created at the res school with other members of your investigation team, so that your team members can complete their own practicum reports following the res school. Please make sure you bring a large capacity USB stick to the res school so that you can easily share files with your peers.

Please note: For members of your investigation teams to successfully finalise their portfolio items you will need to share the artefacts that you collected or created during the investigation of the accidents scenes. Failure to provide this information to your investigation team members in the period specified by your lecturers, will result in an automatic fail of this assignment.

Part C: Presentation (6%)

During the residential school you will develop and present a 10 minute talk, with supporting visual media on a topic to be advised during residential school. The instructions for this presentation will be provided on Day 1 of residential school. You will submit the visual media via Moodle by 0900 hours of the Monday after your residential school.

Part D: Professionalism: (Pass/Fail)

Throughout the Residential School students will be assessed on their ability to apply professional approaches to all activities.

Note: This assessment- parts A, B & C is marked out of 100 marks in total, representing 30% of the overall grade for this unit. Part D is a Pass/Fail component. Part D must be passed in this assessment to pass the unit.

In summary, students will be assessed on their demonstration of:

PART A: - Preparedness 20 marks (Crash Kit 10 marks, risk assessment 10 marks) Students are required to attend the first morning of the residential school with a complete crash kit as detailed during the lectures. Failure to a complete crash kit will result in the student being excluded from the practical activities of the residential school until the shortcomings are corrected.

PART B: - Scene Management & Evidence Collection 60 marks (Scene management 20 marks, physical evidence collection 20 marks, witness statement 20 marks)

Scene Management - Management of the allocated team in the control of the accident site, and management of the team to undertake onsite duties for a thorough investigation.

Physical Evidence Collection – has collected, engaged with and can verbally explain:

• the photograph.
• sketch map and the process required to develop a scale map from this.
• log sheets completed by their team.

Also has

• witness statement - has identified the appropriate witness, planned questions, collects a statement using appropriate techniques and prepares a written witness statement.
• sufficient materials and understanding to be able to prepare a report.
• recognised weaknesses in collected materials and has a plan to address any shortcomings identified.

PART C: – Presentation 20 marks

Presentation – Presentation style, formatting & content will be marked against a matrix provided to the students prior to the residential school.

PART D:– Professionalism (Pass/Fail) Throughout the residential school, students are expected to apply professional approaches to all activities.

A detailed marking rubric will be available in Moodle at the commencement of term.

Following the residential school, you are required to prepare and submit a complete set of consolidated evidence artefacts in a preliminary report. You are also required to produce a reflection on the tasks you undertook at the residential school.

You are required to submit 2 documents:

1. Report

The evidence artefacts gathered during residential school need to be consolidated and presented in a report style document and should include, but not be limited to:

• Executive Summary pertaining to the accident you were managing
• Table of contents
• Background of accident you were managing
• Preliminary analysis (event tree)
• All logs for the accident you were managing. (Photograph, Evidence, Continuity, Access)
• Minimum of 15 photos demonstrating the activities taken at both.
• the accident you were managing, and
• the accident you were photographer for (total 30 photos)
• Sketch map of both
• the accident you were managing, and
• the accident you were map maker for.
• The scale map document prepared by you of the scene you were mapper for.
• The signed witness statement you collected.
• Outline what evidence you would wish to collect to assist you with your investigation and further lines of enquiry (mind map, or grouped listing etc.).

Artefacts should be appropriately captioned and sequenced in the report.

2. Reflection (approx. 1,000 words)

Practicum work conducted in the crash lab will emulate the evidence gathering in an accident investigation in the field and students will apply their knowledge of investigation methods. Following the residential school, you will:

• Review your performance in the portfolio and address any weaknesses
• Review and update your crash kit in readiness for your next investigation
• Review your practicum assessment outcomes from the residential school and reflect on potential remedial actions
• Reflect on your preparation and capacity for leadership of investigation teams
• Reflect on your professional practice confidence and competence during the residential school activities
• Highlight any changes you would make to your investigation undertaken.

Please note: For members of your investigation teams to successfully finalise their portfolio items you will need to share the artefacts that you collected or created during the investigation of the accident scenes. This is a component of professionalism and failure to provide this information to your investigation team members in a timely manner, will result in an automatic fail of this assignment.

We will discuss the expectations with regard to this assessment thoroughly prior to and during the residential school.

A detailed marking rubric will be available in Moodle at the commencement of term.

Report (40%)

• The structure and layout of the document
• The accuracy of the material provided
• Depth of the background information
• Selection of photographs demonstrating the activities at the sites.
• Photograph quality
• Completeness of sketch map when you were mapper
• Accuracy of the scale map document produced
• The efficacy of the preliminary analysis (event tree)
• Extent of list of proposed lines of enquiry.

The document will be presented professionally, well set out and all copied material is required to be legible.

Reflection (10%)

Practicum work conducted in the crash lab will emulate the evidence gathering in an accident investigation in the field and students will apply their knowledge of investigation methods. Following the residential school, you are required to write a reflective piece covering the points set out in the task. You will be assessed on:

• Document structure
• Depth of reflection
• Any weaknesses are addressed with realistic remedial actions
• Punctuation and grammar

Please note: For members of your investigation teams to successfully finalise their portfolio items you will need to share the artefacts that you collected or created during the investigation of the accident scenes. Failure to provide this information to your investigation team members in the period specified by your lecturers, will result in an automatic fail of this assignment.

We will discuss the expectations with regard to this assessment thoroughly prior to and during the residential school